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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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